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Valor BK 1 goes Saturday, September 21st in New Town, North Dakota. The Ken Shamrock helmed bare-knuckle boxing promotion has its inaugural show going at 4 Bears Casino. The card features notable MMA veterans, champion boxers, and hungry young fighters looking to carve out a name on the BKB circu...
UFC 241 is coming up soon and on August 17th, 2019 we have something great. In a contender bout between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa, we have two of the most natural athletes in the UFC. In this article, I will examine how athleticism has carried the Natty Boys’ careers and how this fight will […]
Since his start in the UFC, “Platinum” Mike Perry, has been an interesting figure. He’s loud, brash, and tends to be the perfect meme material. For a while, I’ve been studying the Florida man, and his fighting style is exactly like his personality. It’s bombastic, encouraging in some instances, b...
Colby Covington has truly lived up to his nickname of “Chaos”. His antics outside of the cage have garnered him media attention, a positive or negative, depending on your personal perception. To truly understand the chaos, it is important that we break down what makes Covington successful in the ...
Frankie Edgar has been a perpetual leader of skill and toughness in mixed martial arts. He has had memorable wars and fights with all-time great legends. However, in recent years, Edgar has begun to slow down. His wins are no longer dominating technical marvels, but proof of his enduring workmans...
Known to some as “Rocky”, Leon Edwards has been a professional since 2011. The all-rounder made his UFC debut in 2014 and has shown serious improvement throughout his stay. On July 20th, 2019, he takes on Rafael dos Anjos in an effort to set up a title fight in the log-jammed welterweight divisio...
Heavyweight is an interesting division. Fighters tend to have one or two glaring holes in their game, then they add strengths around them. Or, they never change and stick to what makes them great. On July 20th, 2019, aged heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell look to clash for a second ti...
Bellator’s Heather Hardy recently announced on Instagram that she will be stepping away from professional MMA. The fan favourite is better known for being the current WBO women’s featherweight champion. With a professional boxing record of 22-0, she has had a lot more success in the squared ring ...
It is a few months shy of 10 years since Giorgio Petrosyan won his first K-1 Max title. Since then, Petrosyan has proven time and time again that he is the best, and while he may have slipped up recently, he is not done just yet. On July 12th, 2019, he returns to ONE kickboxing […]
On July 6th, 2019, Luke Rockhold returns to the octagon against Jan Blachowicz. This fight takes place at light heavyweight, a first for Rockhold. This move was well foreshadowed as the former middleweight champion has long struggled with the weight cut. With that, coupled with various injuries, ...
For most of his career, Brazilian flyweight veteran Jussier Formiga has been known for his prolific back taking, masterful guard passing and persistent top control. After nearly seven years in the UFC, Formiga has transformed into a highly competent striker, rounding out his skill set to become a...
The conflict stemming from Conor McGregor’s infamous sparring session against Paulie Malignaggi may have finally found its resting place. Almost two years after this storied rivalry began, the final chapter played out in a bare-knuckle boxing match at BKFC 6. Instead of Malignaggi settling the sc...
On June 8th, Professor Calvin Kattar delivered another boxing lesson to the masses at UFC 238, utilizing #10 ranked featherweight contender, Ricardo Lamas, as his test subject. Analysts and pundits have been noting Kattar’s outstanding boxing technique for a while, and it seems with every victory...
Floyd Mayweather eyeing big TMT-branded events in Japan As announced a few weeks back, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is looking to expand his business in Japan following his blockbuster NYE 2018 exhibition bout with Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 14. Floyd Mayweather is looking to bring TMT (The Mone...
The moment Dana White announced that Max Holloway would be fighting Dustin Poirier for the interim UFC lightweight title, voices of anticipation and dread filled the air. Holloway had a deserved case as the sport’s best fighter, and Poirier had been chipping away at the lightweight elite repeated...
People love Brazilian bantamweight John Lineker (31-8 MMA, 12-3 UFC). Since 2012, Lineker has blessed the UFC audience with a style that mainly seems to consists of winging hooks until someone goes down. Lineker’s fan-friendly, “punch first ask questions later” style has earned him an unofficial ...